Energy Tech
MIT engineers produce the world’s longest flexible fiber battery
Researchers have developed a rechargeable lithium-ion battery in the form of an ultra-long fiber that could be woven into fabrics.
Energy Tech
Portuguese lithium, fuel of Europe’s electric vehicle revolution?
Portugal next year could approve lithium mining that will reduce Europe's dependence on outside sources for a key ingredient in the frenetic global race to decarbonise the auto industry.
Energy Tech
Redrawing the lines: Growing inexpensive, high-quality iron-based superconductors
Superconducting materials show zero electrical resistance at low temperatures, which allows them to conduct "supercurrents" without dissipation.
Energy Tech
A carbon-air battery as a next-generation energy storage system
One of the barriers to generating electricity from wind and solar energy is their intermittent nature.
Energy Tech
Activating lattice oxygen in perovskite oxide to optimize fuel cell performance
To optimize the performance of fuel cells, a golden ratio must be found. Recently, a Korean research team has uncovered that the performance of fuel cells varies depending on the Co-doping level.
Energy Tech
Spire Global deploys and operates US-made battery in orbit for US Space Force
Spire Global has successfully delivered a U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) payload to space aboard its 3U LEMUR CubeSat.
Oil and Gas
US unveils multinational operation to counter Houthis attacking Red Sea ships
The United States on Monday unveiled a new multinational military initiative aimed at countering the escalating attacks by Houthi militants targeting commercial shipping vessels in the Red Sea.
Oil and Gas
Nanodiamonds are key to efficient hydrogen purification
Nanodiamonds may be tiny, but they can help with one of the biggest problems facing humanity today: Climate change.
Energy Tech
An attractive strategy for sustainable fuels manufacturing in a carbon-neutrality age
Even though the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded in a storm of controversies, the world's growing energy crisis and…
Energy Tech
China Pursues Helium-3 on the Moon
Apparently, China sees the Moon as a future source of fuel for terrestrial power and space dominance.
Oil and Gas
Operator of leaking California pipeline charged with negligence
The operators of a California pipeline that leaked crude oil onto beaches south of Los Angeles in early October were charged Wednesday with negligence by federal prosecutors.
Energy Tech
NTU Singapore scientists develop biodegradable printed paper batteries
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed paper-thin biodegradable zinc batteries that could one day become an environmentally sustainable option for powering flexible and wearable electronic systems.
Oil and Gas
WTO members to target fossil fuel subsidies, plastic
Dozens of countries pledged on Wednesday to intensify efforts to get rid of fossil fuel subsidies and tackle plastics pollution in an effort spearheaded by the…
Oil and Gas
NASA-NOAA tech will aid marine oil spill response
Just off the coast of Santa Barbara, California, thousands of gallons of oil seep through cracks in the seafloor and rise to the surface each day.
Bio Fuel
Estonia’s wood pellet industry stokes controversy
Estonia's thriving wood pellet industry is pitting environmentalists who warn it increases logging and harms biodiversity against supporters who say it makes good use of wood that would otherwise go to waste.
Wind Daily
Share of German energy from renewables to fall in 2021
The proportion of Germany's energy derived from renewables is set to fall year-on-year in 2021 for the first time since 1997, federal environment agency UBA said on Wednesday.